Depends on the location. For example, wikitravel is much better for Tokyo or Kyoto than the modern version of the Frommer's or Lonely Planet guidebooks. Having

Depends on the location. For example, wikitravel is much better for Tokyo or Kyoto than the modern version of the Frommer's or Lonely Planet guidebooks. Having recently been, the Frommer's and LP ones read more like a coffee table book for people who want to visit and list everything they'd see rather than actually figure out what to go to and how to get between them.